Employee Experience Specialist

GEOTEK; Stewartville (MN); On-site; USD 67,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

PTO and holidays

401k with match

HSA

Tuition reimbursement

Profit sharing

Company events

Job summary

GEOTEK in Stewartville, MN is hiring an Employee Experience Specialist to be the HR contact for team members on the floor. You’ll answer pay, benefits, leave, and attendance questions, coordinate onboarding, and keep accurate records.

The role is 100% onsite with shifts and floor exposure; you’ll escalate issues when needed and partner with Payroll, Benefits, Safety and HR Partners to resolve them quickly and fairly.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or bachelor's degree in HR, business or related field.
• 2–4 years of HR experience, ideally in manufacturing or hourly environment.
• Working knowledge of FMLA, ADA, FLSA and workers' compensation.
• Comfortable on a production floor and building trust with team members at every level.
• Strong listening and de-escalation skills, with good judgment on when to elevate.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the named first point of contact for team members at the site, on the floor and through walk-ins, phone, text and email.
• Answer questions on pay, benefits, leave, schedules, attendance and policies; route the rest to Payroll, Benefits and Leave, Safety or HR Business Partners, and follow through until it’s closed.
• Document and resolve team member concerns, and elevate to HR Business Partners when manager, performance or investigation issues are involved.
• Lead onboarding from orientation through the first 90 days, including 30-, 60- and 90-day check-ins.
• Run onboarding logistics, take badge photos, set up access, and distribute PPE and onboarding materials.
• Keep personnel records accurate and enter employment changes in our HR systems.
• Support team members in KPay with logins, paystubs and timecard corrections.
• Process offboarding and conduct stay and exit interviews, sharing themes with HR leadership.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Safety and our carrier on workers' comp claims from report through return to work.
• Coordinate engagement activities, recognition and site communications, and report monthly on trends in concerns, turnover and retention risk.

Skills

HR experience

People skills

Communication

Discretion

Education

HR or related degree

Tools

HRIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Location 1421 2nd Ave NW,Stewartville, MN, 55976-1615,United States
• Base Pay $66,926.00 - $89,235.00 / Year
• Job Category Human Resources
• Industry Manufacturing, Human Resources
• Employee Type Full Time Office
• Manage Others No

Contact information

• Email [e-mail]

Description

Employee Experience Specialist

GEOTEK manufactures engineered fiberglass composite products for utility and infrastructure markets, including crossarms, light poles, fencing and trench drain systems, at our plants in Minnesota, Georgia and Utah. We've been doing it for over 30 years and we're growing.

We're hiring an Employee Experience Specialist to be the HR contact for team members at our Stewartville plant. You'll answer questions on pay, benefits, leave and attendance, work through concerns, run onboarding, and keep records accurate. When an issue needs specialized support, you'll connect team members with Payroll, Benefits and Leave, Safety or HR Business Partners and follow it through to resolution.

This role is 100% onsite. The plant runs multiple shifts, and you'll spend time on the floor with team members on each of them. Your schedule will vary based on shift needs, and you'll plan your work week or month around where you need to be.

Ideally you've worked in HR in a manufacturing or hourly environment, you're comfortable on a production floor, and you know when an issue needs to be escalated. Success means concerns are resolved quickly and fairly, new hires are set up on day one and stay past 90 days, and team members see you as a trusted resource.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the named first point of contact for team members at your site, on the floor and through walk-ins, phone, text and email
• Answer questions on pay, benefits, leave, schedules, attendance and policies. Resolve what you can, route the rest to Payroll, Benefits and Leave, Safety or HR Business Partners, and follow through until it's closed
• Document and resolve team member concerns, and elevate to HR Business Partners when manager, performance or investigation issues are involved
• Lead onboarding from orientation through the first 90 days, including 30-, 60- and 90-day check-ins
• Run orientation logistics, take badge photos, set up access, and distribute PPE and onboarding materials
• Keep personnel records accurate and enter employment changes in our HR systems
• Support team members in KPay with logins, paystubs and timecard corrections
• Process offboarding and conduct stay and exit interviews, sharing themes with HR leadership
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Safety and our carrier on workers' comp claims from report through return to work
• Coordinate engagement activities, recognition and site communications, and report monthly on trends in concerns, turnover and retention risk

What We’re Looking For

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in HR, business or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2-4 years of HR experience, ideally in manufacturing or another hourly environment
• Working knowledge of FMLA, ADA, FLSA and workers' compensation
• Comfortable on a production floor and building trust with team members at every level
• Strong listening and de-escalation skills, with good judgment on when to elevate
• Organized, detail-oriented and discreet with confidential information
• Strong computer skills, including HRIS and Microsoft Office
• Preferred: bilingual in Spanish or Somali
• Preferred: aPHR or SHRM-CP, or in progress

Physical Work Conditions

This role is 100% onsite at our Stewartville plant, with time split between the HR office and the production floor. The schedule varies based on shift needs and includes time on every shift. While working on the floor, there will be work around moving machinery, noise, dust, fumes and varying temperatures, and you must be able to wear required PPE. Office work requires sitting at a desk, using a computer and phone. Occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.

The compensation range for this position is $66,926 - $89,235. Final offers may vary based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The posted range represents the expected earning potential for this position within the current organizational budget and market conditions.

Who We Are

For over 30 years, GEOTEK has been internationally recognized for industry leading composite technologies, engineering, and service. The company has grown PUPI into the leading global provider of fiberglass crossarms and is committed to adding and developing other market-leading composite brands for the world's infrastructure. The company was founded in 1990 to manufacture and market Common Sense Fencing and other pultruded fiberglass products. Early on GEOTEK also began producing utility composite crossarms for Pultruded Utility Products, Inc., a company it acquired in 2000 and renamed Pultruded Utility Products International (PUPI) to reflect the global opportunity for these products. PUPI (pronounced 'puppy') is a brand of GEOTEK. Using proprietary processes and several patented inventions, GEOTEK manufactures and distributes engineered fiberglass composites that are used by the transmission and distribution power lines and substations. The company is well positioned for sustained growth and profitability through market expansion and new product offerings.

Our Purpose

As the global leader in composite crossarms, we aim to broaden our engineered composite products in infrastructure applications with light poles and beyond.

Mission

Enhance the world's infrastructure with engineered composite products.

Vision

Develop, acquire, and grow respected composite product brands; where each product line delivers market-leading reliability, performance, and value to global infrastructure customers.

TRUE Values

• TEAM - we before me
• RELIABLE - every day in every way
• URGENT - the drive to do
• ENTERPRISING - be curious
• Health, Dental, Ancillary Benefits
• Generous PTO and 9 paid holidays
• 401k with 4% company match
• HSA employer contribution
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Profit Sharing
• Company Events (steak cookouts, holiday parties, community giving, and more)